Slovak set of circulation coins issued in the quality proof with the year 2024 commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising.

At the end of 1943 it was clear that the defeat of the Nazi armies was inevitable. The fate of the Third Reich was sealed, and so was the collapse of the Klerofascist regime in Slovakia, a German satellite. The Slovaks, who refused to participate in the Nazi rampage and who did not want to be among the losers when the war ended, decided to rise up. All the anti-fascist currents of Slovak society, which had been encouraged by the victorious Allied advance during the summer of 1944, joined together in preparing the revolt. The uprising was not supposed to break out until the Red Army approached the Slovak border, but the rebels were forced to act much earlier. They began their action on 29 August 1944, as German troops began to occupy their territory . Outnumbered and less well armed, the Slovaks fought fiercely, but when they lost Banská Bystrica, they were forced to retreat to the mountains, where they resorted to guerrilla warfare. The enraged Germans unleashed terror to punish the rebels and anyone who helped them. Dozens of settlements were burned and thousands lost their lives. But the partisans did not give up and played a significant role in the liberation of their homeland, which lasted until April 1945 under the leadership of the Red Army. One of the largest anti-Nazi uprisings made Slovakia part of the victorious anti-Hitler coalition and inspired other resistance movements in war-torn Europe…

In this comprehensive set you will find all valid euro circulation coins issued by the National Bank of Slovakia and minted by the Slovak Mint Mincovňa Kremnica in 2024 . The nominal values are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 c and 1 € and 2 €, which are supplemented with a thematic commemorative token.

The set is placed in an elegant wooden box.